Mix 106.3

1CBR

City of license	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Slogan	Canberra's Widest Variety of Music
Frequency	106.3 MHz FM
Repeaters	107.1 MHz Tuggeranong
First air date	27 February 1988 (1988-02-27)^[1]
Format	Adult Contemporary
Language(s)	English
ERP	20,000 watts
HAAT	332 m^[2]
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E / 35.27556°S 149.09778°E / -35.27556; 149.09778
Callsign meaning	1 = Australian Capital Territory CanBerRa
Former callsigns	2KIX (1988-1994)
Affiliations	KIIS Network LocalWorks
Owner	Southern Cross Austereo (50%) Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (50%) (Canberra FM Radio Pty Ltd)
Sister stations	104.7
Webcast	Official webcast
Website	Official website

Mix 106.3 (official callsign 1CBR) is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network and Southern Cross Austereo.

Mix 106.3 plays current hits and a variety of 70s, 80s and 90s music (Hot Adult Contemporary), primarily targeted at the 25-54 age group, the group most valued by advertisers. Canberra's Mix 106.3 is part of the KIIS Network with sister stations in other major Australian cities - KIIS 106.5 Sydney, KIIS 101.1 Melbourne, 97.3 FM Brisbane, and Mix 102.3 Adelaide.

History

On 27 February 1988, Kix 106, as it was then known, and sister station FM104 (now HIT 104.7) became Australia's first supplementary FM licences, as well as being the first new commercial FM radio stations licensed in Australia since 1980. Kix 106 was a supplementary licence of Canberra AM station 2CC, and FM104 a supplementary licence of AM station 2CA.

In the mid-1990s, due to the AM stations dwindling audience and the increasing popularity of the music based FM stations, ARN - owner of Mix 106.3 & 2CC, and Austereo - owner of 104.7 & 2CA, merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations - Canberra FM Pty Ltd. The AM stations were sold off, and are currently operated by a joint-venture between Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.

Studios

Both Mix 106.3 and HIT 104.7 broadcast out of the original 2CC studio complex in Bellenden Street, Crace.

References

↑ http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic022_commercial_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf
↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.

External links

Website: http://www.mix106.com.au

KIIS Network

Adult CHR KIIS 106.5 (Sydney) KIIS 101.1 (Melbourne)

Adult Contemporary 97.3 FM (Brisbane) Mix 102.3 (Adelaide)

Other 96FM (Active rock, Perth) Chemist Warehouse Remix (Hot AC, digital radio)

Australia Radio Markets Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Gold Coast Hobart Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney See also List of radio stations in Australia

Radio stations in Canberra

AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital in a trial multiplex

AM Stations	666 ABC Canberra Radio National 846 2KY 1008 2CA 1053* 1RPH 1125 2CC 1206* China Radio International 1323 SBS Radio 1440* Rete Italia 1620 & 1629

FM Stations	Raw FM 87.6 87.8 UCFM Radio Austral 87.8 Canberra FM88 (88.0) ACTTAB Racing Radio 88.7 Valley FM 89.5 (Tuggeranong) CMS Radio 91.1 1WAY FM 91.9 ArtSound FM 92.7 QBN FM 96.7 (Queanbeyan) KIX Country 97.5* 2XX FM 98.3 Yass FM 100.3 (Yass) triple j 101.5 ABC Classic FM 102.3 ABC NewsRadio 103.9 104.7* SBS Radio 105.5* Mix 106.3*

Digital Only Stations	ABC ABC Grandstand ABC Jazz Double J Capital Radio Network My Canberra Digital SCA Buddha Radio SBS Radio SBS Chill SBS PopAsia

Australia Radio Markets Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Gold Coast Hobart Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney See also List of radio stations in Australia

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